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April 8 - birthday of Maria P. Maksakova, who was a Bolshoi Theatre's soloist from 1928 till 1953 April 2 - 11 - the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra tour in Germany, Switzerland and Austria April 9 - the first large scale exhibition, dedicated to the outstanding theatre designer Fyodor Fedorovsky, opens at the Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky ValMass media about the TheatreFedorovsky F.F. "Streltsy". A sketch of men's costumes for the opera "Khovanshchina" by M. Mussorgsky. 1949. Director: L.V. Baratov, conductor: N.S. Golovanov. The Bolshoi Theatre. Gouache on cardboard. 69 x 106The first solo exhibition of the outstanding set and costume designer Fyodor Fedorovsky opens at the State Tretyakov Gallery on April 9. "City at Night". A sketch of the set for the opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" by R. Wagner. 1929. Director: I.M. Lapitsky; conductor: M.O. Steinberg. The Bolshoi Theatre. Oil on canvas. 57.5 x 80A Transformed Theater in a Transformed Land April 7, 2014 The ballerina Evgenia Obraztsova warming up onstage at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. Credit James Hill for The New York Times By ALASTAIR MACAULAY MOSCOW - Thirty years ago, during my first trip to Russia, I bought a ticket for the Bolshoi Ballet. Though I paid an excessive amount by 1984 Soviet standards for a restricted-view seat all the way on the side of the sixth, uppermost ring, I didn't care: I was in the Bolshoi Theater for the first time. It was the world premiere of Yuri Grigorovich's new production of the three-act ballet "Raymonda" (1898). To see better, I switched to a slightly more central place. To steady myself, I sometimes placed my hand on the ceiling. "visually, in its auditorium and its public spaces, the Bolshoi may well now be the world's most splendid theater." Link to the article .nytimes.com/2014/04/08/arts/dance/a-transformed-theater-in-a-transformed- land.html?hpw&rref=arts&_r=0 Vladimir Matorin presents the concert "Ancient Russian Romances" Vladimir Matorin, a People's Artist of Russia and a Bolshoi Theatre soloist, presents the concert "Ancient Russian Romances" at the Moscow International House of Music on April 9. The quartet "By the Fireside" (soloists of the Ossipov National Folk Instruments Orchestra of Russia) takes part in the concert as well. The program of the concert consists of ancient Russian romances, including "Shine, Shine, My Star" (P. Bulakhov, B. Chuevsky), "Foggy Morning" (V. Abaz, I. Turgenev), "Coachman, Don't Rush the Horses" (Y. Feldman, N. Ritter), "Don't go away, stay with me" (N. Zubov, M. Poigin), "No, it's not you I love so passionately" (A. Shishkin, M. Lermontov), "Bell-Newsletter Vladimir Matorin is called a successor to Chaliapin's tradition in the Russian vocal art; this Fedorovsky F.F. "People of Novgorod". A sketch of costumes for the opera "Sadko" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. 1935. Director: V.A. Lossky, conductor: A. Sh. Melik-Pashaev. The Bolshoi Theatre. Gouache on cardboard, aluminum paint, bronze paint. 72x 108 Fedorovsky F.F. Four women's costumes. A sketch of costumes for the opera "Carmen" by G. Bizet. 1922. Director: A.A. Sanin, conductor: V.I. Suk. The Bolshoi Theatre. Paper, gouache, graphite pencil, bronze paint. 48.5 x 64.5 Fedorovsky F.F. "An ushkuinik". A sketch of a male's make-up for the opera "Prince Igor" by A. Borodin. 1934. Director: L.V. Baratov, conductor: N.S. Golovanov. The Bolshoi Theatre. Paper, ink, brush. 15 x 11.5 April, 92014Newsletter Fedorovsky F.F. "The Polovtsian Warriors". A sketch of men's costumes for the opera "Prince Igor" by A. Borodin. 1934. Director: L.V. Baratov, conductor: N.S. Golovanov. Yellow paper, gouache, coal, red chalk, graphite pencil. 73 x 151 Fedorovsky F.F. "Wandering Minstrels". A sketch of men's costumes for the opera "Sadko" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. 1935. Director: V.A. Lossky, conductor: A. Sh. Melik- Pashaev. The Bolshoi Theatre. Oil on cardboard, graphite pencil. 72 x 107.5 Fedorovsky F.F."Tsar Boris". A sketch of the Tsar's costume for the opera "Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky. 1927. Director: V.A. Lossky, conductor A. M. Pazovsky. The Bolshoi Theatre. Paper, gouache, graphite pencil. 70.5 x 53Fedorovsky F.F. "Old Citizens". A sketch of 6 men's costumes for the opera "Faust" by Ch. Gounod. Director: V.A. Lossky, conductor: A.M. Pazovsky. The Bolshoi Theatre. Paper, gouache, graphite pencil. 21 x 94 Fedorovsky F.F. "Hermitage". A sketch of a set for the opera "Khovanshchina" by M. Mussorgsky. S. Diaghilev's enterprise. Paris. 1913. Paper, graphite pencil. 27.2 x 31 Fedorovsky F.F. "Coronation". A sketch of the set for the opera "Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky. 1949. Director: L.V. Baratov, conductor: N.S. Golovanov. The Bolshoi Theatre. Oil on canvas. 94 x 125 The opera "Franziskus" by Sergei Nevsky at "The Golden Mask" Festival The best musical performances staged in Russian in the season of 2013-2014, and nominated for "The Golden Mask" Award, continue to be shown at the 20 "Golden Mask" Festival April, 92014Newsletter On April 8 the opera "Franziskus" by Sergei Nevsky (libretto by Claudius Lünstedt) was presented at the Novaya Opera. This is the production for a reader, two soloists, choir and a chamber orchestra. The opera was nominated in the following categories: "Best Opera Production", "Best Conductor" (Filipp Tchizhevskiy), "Opera/Best Actress" (Natalya Pshenichnikova) and "Best Composer" (Sergei Nevsky). "At 7 p.m. on April 10 the theatre "VIVA" will present a holiday concert "Energy of Spring (songs about spring, love and space)" at the Central Palace of Culture, named after M.I. Kalinin. Soloists of La Scala, the Bolshoi Theatre and Theatre "VIVA" - Elizabeth Ennaris (soprano), Alexander Murashov (tenor; a guest soloist of the Vienna Opera), Ekaterina Konicheva (soprano; one of the leading soloists at the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre) and Alexei Parfenov (baritone; a leading soloist of "Mosconcert") - will take part in the concert".Bolshoi Theatre in the Internet April, 92014Newsletter A sketch of the set for the opera "The Golden Cockerel". 1932 There were many productions that the designer created sets for several times in different years; the exhibition gives an opportunity to see the master's creative evolution. Sketches, costumes and props are examples of stylization, which was Fedorovsky's main method when it came to historic and cultural plots. The master introduced the most characteristic details that were the easiest to recognize in the modern interpretation; this allowed him to create a convincing image that matched the time Analysis of articles published on April 7 2014 The New York Times dance critics reviews the performance of Vladimir Vasiliev's 1997 production of "Giselle" at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow but is quite negative about both the production and the dancers. He mentions that when the Bolshoi comes to New York this summer it will bring the Yuri Grigorovich version of Giselle. Diario da Russia (Portugese) writes that the Bolshoi Ballet's director Sergei Filin is in New York to serve on the jury of the ballet competition Youth Prix America. The Wiesbadener Kurier reviews the concert of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in Wiesbaden saying that "Thunderous applause and cheers before the break, again In brief April, 92014Newsletter Digest has been compiled by The Bolshoi Theatre Press Office Photos: Damir Yusupov and Mikhail Logvinov Design layout: Vladimir AndrusenkoAll materials used in the digest are the public domain of information agencies, mass media, civil society organizations and government The ballet "L'après-midi d'un faune" with original costumes and set was revived for Ilze Liepa and Nikolay Tsiskaridze. This ballet has not been performed in Russia earlier. For more than 15 years Ilze and her brother Andris have been "bringing back" to the Russian stage Sergei Diaghilev's productions. The Mariinsky Theatre's premier Denis Matvienko considers: "In order reach such outstanding results, one has to be a great workaholic. Another important thing is to have talent that is given by God or by parents; otherwise it is impossible".
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